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East Bend

62080 Dean Swift Rd

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Monday9:00 AM6:00 PM
Tuesday9:00 AM6:00 PM
Wednesday9:00 AM6:00 PM
Thursday9:00 AM6:00 PM
Friday9:00 AM6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM6:00 PM

62080 Dean Swift Rd.
Bend, OR 97701

Phone: (541) 330-3760
Fax: (541) 389-9882

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The East Bend Library opened its doors in 2011 and is the newest addition to the Deschutes Public Library System. This library is located across from The Forum shopping center right off of Highway 20. The East Bend Library is a rented 8,000 square foot storefront designed by Jim Landin and BRLB/GGL Architects of Bend.

This small and mighty library offers full services such as books, music, and movies; public computers; a community meeting room and hosts library-sponsored lectures and presentations as well as story times; and an interactive Early Learning space for children. Several of the library’s programs for adults and children are offered in English and Spanish. Free WiFi is available throughout the building.

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  • Sep 23 2023

    9:30 AM - Saturday - Meeting Room

    Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs. Space is limited.

    This is an in-person program.

    Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed to support early literacy skill development, social emotional awareness and family engagement. 25 min.

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  • Sep 25 2023

    4:00 PM - Monday - Powell Plains * Registration Required

    Come explore the magical outdoors with Wildheart Nature School!

    This is an in-person program. Registration is required. Registered participants will receive meet-up instructions. This program is intended for children ages 6-12, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

    Embrace nature's creativity, search for magical habitats, and build faerie houses with Wildheart Nature School! Explore plants, animals, and have a fantastic time.

    About the Instructor: Rainbow Dreamer is a visionary healer, artist, teacher, and new father. He founded Wildheart Nature School in 2011, where he nurtures and enlightens young minds with care and joy. Alongside his teaching role, Dreamer has delved into the art of brain tanning and other ancestral skills. While his expertise lies in deer skin, he has worked with a variety of animals such as elk, beaver, raccoon, squirrel, otter, fish, snake, buffalo, and bear. Beyond tanning and crafting sacred items, Dreamer immerses himself in the woods, studying animal tracking and honing his connection with nature. Recently, he has discovered a passion for ultra-marathons and paddle boarding. Dreamer holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Prescott College, specializing in Medical Anthropology and Environmental Studies. His natural aptitude for working with young people instills in them an appreciation for the natural world, fostering excitement and curiosity. Certified by the IAKP for Kambo Ceremonies and by the American Heart Association in Heartsaver First Aid CPR AED, Dreamer ensures a safe and professional environment.

    Wildheart Nature School offers transformational experiences in the beautiful wild lands of Central Oregon. These experiences include camps, classes, and events for all ages. At Wildheart, we believe that every adventure into the woods is an exercise in imagination and opens the door for a compelling story to be woven. We transform the experience of being outdoors into an opportunity for learning through observation, artistic expression, and active imagination. By asking the right questions at the right moments, we teach our students how to engage the miraculous world of nature around them and to engage deeply with the mystery that is life on planet earth. While we teach factual information about the environment in our school, we also emphasize the importance of opening the senses and feeling the aliveness of each present moment amidst the wind, trees, birds, river, ants, and soil. Topics include nature arts & crafts, sensory awareness, primitive skills, survival skills, tracking, ecology, community building, plant identification, leadership building, and nature alchemy.


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  • Sep 26 2023

    9:30 AM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

    Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs. Space is limited.

    This is an in-person program.

    Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed to support early literacy skill development, social emotional awareness and family engagement. 25 min.

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  • Sep 26 2023

    12:00 PM - Tuesday -

    What are the cultural impacts of a language being lost?

    This is a live webinar. Receive the Zoom link by using the “Register Here for Online Access” link above. This program will be recorded.

    What are the cultural impacts of a language being lost? Furthermore, do these impacts differ when the language is intentionally and purposely eradicated? What happens to a people when their language is restored? Find the answers to these questions and more as we learn about Native American languages as part of the “Know Language” series sponsored by the Deschutes Public Library.

    This talk will focus on the Klamath Tribes and the resurrection of what was once described as a “dead language”.

    Gabriann “Abby” Hall, an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribe, will describe some history of Native American languages and terms. She will also share experiences and stories related to her tribe’s loss of language through federal assimilation policy and the current journey the tribe and members are on to restore their language. Learn what this restoration means from an educational standpoint as well as cultural and spiritual perspective. Please join us to celebrate the journey of “Ho Mas Gi” meaning “To be that way again” in the Klamath Language.

    Gabriann Hall is the granddaughter of Marilyn Mitchell Hall, who was a survivor of Canyonville Bible Academy in Oregon and Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kansas. She is the daughter of Lawrence and Ann Hall from Fort Klamath, Oregon. Gabriann is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and volunteers with the Tribe on education-related issues. She was born and raised in the Fort Klamath Valley and attended school in Chiloquin, Oregon. She then went to Oregon State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Ethnic Studies, a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, and later a Master of Arts in Teaching. She currently resides in Central Oregon and teaches Ethnic Studies and Native Studies at Central Oregon Community College. Teaching diverse history is a passion of hers. She believes that understanding the impacts of the past on the present is instrumental to successfully navigating the world today. *zm*

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  • Sep 26 2023

    6:00 PM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

    Discuss death, free of agenda or ideology, with a friendly group. Ages 16+

    This is an in-person program. No late admittance: entry is closed at 6:10pm.

    Death Cafés are a growing international movement of people gathering together in a relaxed and safe setting to eat tasty treats, drink tea, and discuss death. Free of agenda or ideology, the aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. Not a grief support group, it is no more and no less than a friendly group discussing death. Learn more at https://deathcafe.com/what/.

    Facilitated by Cheryl Adcox RN, an End of Life Doula and experienced Death Café facilitator. Cheryl has been a Registered Nurse since 2003 with a background in Oncology and Hospice care. She received her certification as an End of Life Doula through Quality of Life Care in 2019. She is a graduate of the two year Anamcara Program offered through Sacred Art of Living in Bend, OR and is also a certified facilitator of the Institute of Noetic Science's Conscious Aging Workshops. Furthering her work in the community, Cheryl has offered Death Café's in Bend since October 2018 and also facilitates Living Funeral Ceremonies. Cheryl is committed to quality end of life care and offers compassionate, nonjudgmental support, calming presence, education and advocacy. Visit her website at: https://deathdoulahandinhand.com/.

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  • Sep 27 2023

    All Day - Wednesday -

    The Deschutes Public Libraries will be closed Wednesday, September 27 for staff development. This in-service provides an opportunity for staff of all six libraries to enhance skills that continue the District's commitment to excellent customer service. Libraries will resume with regular hours on Thursday, September 28.

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  • Sep 28 2023

    2:00 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room

    Walk-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.This is an in‐person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

    Connect and get help with housing, medical, mental health, veterans services, social security resources, and more. Thrive Central Oregon staff help you navigate the complex forms, websites, and waitlists needed to access these resources. All appointments are on a first-come first served and last for 30 minutes. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org.

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  • Sep 28 2023

    6:30 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

    Play with language to make your writing come alive.

    This is an in-person program. Registration is required.

    From a craft point of view, poetry brings a lot to the table; concision, great language, momentum. A whole tool shed of writing techniques. Join Irene Cooper for a poetry workshop that will stock your kitbag with ways to make your writing - poetry or prose - come alive.

    Irene Cooper is the author of the novel Found, finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Committal, poet-friendly spy-fy about family, & spare change, finalist for the Stafford/Hall Award for poetry. Her writings appear in Denver Quarterly, The Feminist Wire, The Rumpus, streetcake, Witness, & elsewhere. Irene supports AIC-directed creative writing at a regional prison, teaches in the MFA program at OSU-Cascades, is co-founder and instructor for The Forge online creative writing program, & currently serves as an editor for Airlie Press. Irene lives with her people & Maggie in Oregon. irenecooperwrites.com

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  • Sep 30 2023

    9:00 AM - Saturday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

    Learn signs to communicate about family, food, feelings, and more!

    This is an in-person program. Registration is required. This program is intended for children ages 6 months to 2 years, and all children must be accompanied by a caregiver.

    Learn basic ASL signs with your baby! Signing gives you and your baby tools to communicate basic needs, feelings and more. When babies are able to communicate, they experience less frustration. Signing encourages language development and, if continued, can help foster bilingualism. This workshop will introduce families to ways they can learn to communicate about feelings, family members, playtime, and food. Baby signs will focus on family, feelings, safety and fun!

    Bend Language Institute Instructor Meg Rozek fell in love with American Sign Language while taking a community college class in high school - it just felt natural to her hands and eyes. Meg’s interpreter training program placed her as a volunteer at the Washington State School for the Deaf where she later worked for several years. Most recently here in Bend, Meg spent 10 years teaching ASL to grades 6-12 at a local charter school before joining Bend Language Institute. Meg enjoys meeting up with other ASL users in the small but growing community. Meg is also a certified doula and hopes to serve members of the Deaf community as their doula.


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  • Oct 3 2023

    10:30 AM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

    Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs. Space is limited.

    This is an in-person program.

    Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed to support early literacy skill development, social emotional awareness and family engagement. 25 min.

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  • Oct 4 2023

    1:30 PM - Wednesday - Meeting Room

    Cuentos, canciones, rimas, y manualidades para toda la familia.

    Invitamos a toda la familia a participar en la hora del cuento con oportunidades para leer, cantar, rimar, y hacer manualidades. Duración: 15 minutos para convivir en familia y comunidad y 25 minutos para la hora del cuento.*ls*

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  • Oct 4 2023

    3:30 PM - Wednesday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

    Use CreativeBug to embroider a simple constellation.

    Are your eyes on the stars and your brain in the clouds for the upcoming annular solar eclipse? Channel that energy into making a simple embroidered project using guidance from CreativeBug and supplies from the library.

    Reservation is recommended to ensure adequate supplies. You are still welcome to drop in without registration.

    If your middle school aged child is neurodivergent and attending in-person programming is difficult or causes discomfort, please reach out to Josie at josieh@deschuteslibrary.org to request a take-home kit with instructions and materials. We will have a limited number of kits for neurodivergent youth aged 9-14.

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  • Oct 5 2023

    2:00 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room

    Walk-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.This is an in‐person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

    Connect and get help with housing, medical, mental health, veterans services, social security resources, and more. Thrive Central Oregon staff help you navigate the complex forms, websites, and waitlists needed to access these resources. All appointments are on a first-come first served and last for 30 minutes. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org.

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  • Oct 7 2023

    9:30 AM - Saturday - Meeting Room

    Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs. Space is limited.

    This is an in-person program.

    Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed to support early literacy skill development, social emotional awareness and family engagement. 25 min.

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  • Oct 10 2023

    10:30 AM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

    Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs. Space is limited.

    This is an in-person program.

    Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed to support early literacy skill development, social emotional awareness and family engagement. 25 min.

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  • Oct 10 2023

    5:30 PM - Tuesday - Meeting Room

    Learn about parenting highly sensing (sensitive) children.

    This is an in-person program.

    High sensitivity is all about processing things deeply. if you have a child that seems overly concerned about others or her environment, reacts strongly to things others don’t worry about, gets distracted easily by noise and busyness around her, seems really picky and perfectionistic, she might be highly sensing (a personality trait, not a disorder).

    Highly Sensing children have different needs, as they have different reactions to the world that can seem too much for them. It’s important to be able to recognize sensitive responses and understand that your child may need things structured a bit differently, or at least be allowed to have responses that are different from those of other children.

    In this class, you’ll learn how to identify whether your child might be highly sensing, how to support him, and how to support yourself. If you’re not highly sensing yourself, you could become frustrated by his behavior or choices or opting out of activities and feel the need to control or set parameters that don’t help. You could feel exasperated and confused...We’ll address this and look at expectations and learn tips for making parenting easier to improve your relationship. Highly sensing children have great potential with acceptance and the right support. Let’s learn how to support them.

    About the Presenter: A Highly Sensing Person (HSP), Tammy understands what it's like to navigate the non-highly sensitive world. She uses a mind-body-spirit focus, the use of art and connection with nature, as well as mindful practices, meditation, energy work and EFT/tapping to help other HSPs to minimize overwhelm and develop self-compassion and self-love, and embrace their trait and move from surviving to thriving.

    She’s a best-selling contributing author, has an app for Highly Sensitivity, and a weekly tv series for HSPs. She works with clients in her home studio outside of Sunriver and online. All of her contact information and resources are found at https://linktr.ee/tammygoen. Direct email: tammy@coachtammygoen.com She offers consultation for HS parents and parents with HS children.

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  • Oct 11 2023

    1:00 PM - Wednesday - Meeting Room * Registration Required

    Go on an imaginary trip to Japan using library books and sensory materials.

    Participants will read and listen to folk tales and explore travel books, photographs, music, and physical objects from Japan. Snacks inspired by Japanese delicacies will be provided. This program is developed for older adults with Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia and their caregivers. It’s aimed to assist in retaining reading ability while socializing with others.

    Tales and Travel Memories is an award-winning, evidence-based program developed by Mary Beth Reidner at the Gail Borden Public Library.

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  • Oct 12 2023

    2:00 PM - Thursday - Meeting Room

    Walk-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.This is an in‐person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

    Connect and get help with housing, medical, mental health, veterans services, social security resources, and more. Thrive Central Oregon staff help you navigate the complex forms, websites, and waitlists needed to access these resources. All appointments are on a first-come first served and last for 30 minutes. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org.

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